Planning & Research

Applied Strategic Planning - How to Develop a Plan That Really Works

by Leonard Goodstein, Timothy Nolan and J. William Pfeiffer
Applied Strategic Planning: An Introduction

Can Your Nonprofit Survive? A Quick Test

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/quick-test/

Capaciteria

is a FREE service designed to help nonprofits find the best resources to build their institutional capacity. Nonprofit capacity support is a critical issue, and like all mission-based issues nonprofits deal with, resolving the problem has two major components. One involves tangible resourcing. The other involves useful information to help nonprofits make better decisions just as they assist their own constituencies. Capaciteria addresses the information component of the nonprofit capacity support issue by providing useful resources.
http://www.capaciteria.org/

Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy

by Rich Horwath
Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy, Focusing Your Resources, and Taking Smart Action

How Can a Nonprofit Consultant Help? Part One

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/nonprofit-consultant-part-one/

How Can a Nonprofit Consultant Help? Part Three

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/nonprofit-consultant-part-3/

How Can a Nonprofit Consultant Help? Part Two

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/nonprofit-consultant-part-two/

How to Develop a Great Mission Statement

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/great-mission-statement/

How to Introduce the Idea of Using a Consultant

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/introduce-using-a-consultant/

Karen's Ten Steps to Create a World-Class Program

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/ten-steps-world-class-program/

Month-By-Month Strategic Thinking

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/month-by-month-the-strategic-organization/

National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)

The national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Its mission is to develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities for use in research on the relationships between the nonprofit sector, government, the commercial sector, and the broader civil society. Working closely with the IRS and other government agencies, private sector service organizations and the scholarly community, NCCS builds compatible national, state and regional databases and develops uniform standards for reporting on the activities of charitable organizations.

http://nccs.urban.org/

Nine Reasons World-Class Programs Are MUSTS

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/nine-reasons-world-class/

Nonprofit National Resource Directory

This is a one-stop-shop for nonprofits looking for the resources you need to succeed. Here you will find a free directory of those who specialize in assisting the nonprofit sector to fulfill your mission. Please take a moment to check the listings to find the resources you need to succeed. There are 140+ consultants, coaches, vendors and specialists listed here who are dedicated to helping the nonprofit sector survive and thrive.
http://www.nonprofitnationalresourcedirectory.com

Organizations Which Rate Nonprofits on Fundraising Efficiency

Organizations Which Rate Nonprofits on Fundraising Efficiency

Planning in Organizations

A compendium of resources assembled by Carter McNamara, Ph.D. Simply put, planning is identifying where you want to go, why you want to go there, how you will get there, what you need in order to get there and how you will know if you're there or not. Includes links to many types of planning, from advertising and promotion to training and development planning.

http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/plan_dec.htm

Survey Monkey

enables anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily. Options include a free basic subscription that will meet the occasional needs of many organizations (as well as a fee-based, professional subscription for larger surveys or more frequent use). No long-term contract commitments are required for use.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

The Little Book of Strategic Negotiation

by Jayne Seminare Docherty
The Little Book of Strategic Negotiation (The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series)

The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution: Real-time Strategic Planning in a Rapid-Response World

by David La Piana
Nonprofit Strategy Revolution: Real-Time Strategic Planning in a Rapid-Response World